The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-16
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WEDNESDAY. NOV. is, 1887.

ton on Saturday of next week.
The trial of Funk, for keeping dis
orderly house, will come off before JUS
tice Kitchen, on Friday next.
The Locktown Grange will hold an
Oyster Supper at their Hall on Thursday
evening, Nov 24th-Thanksgiving night.
Common sulphur placed under the
carpet, near the Dashboard, willextermin-
ate the buffalo moth. So says lady who
has tried it.
Major G. A. Angel Post, No. 20, G..
A. r., of this city, will celebrate their
ninth anniversary at Lyceum Hall, next
Monday evening.
John Buchanan, a highly respected
citizen of Delaware Township and aged
ss years, has gathered 1913 bushels of hick-
DRY nuts this Fall.
Tho Trenton Daily Express, after a
short existence, suspended publication
last Saturday. It was good paper, but
it takes good deal of apita, nova days
to run daily.
Jacob X. Wilson, who for sixteen
years has kept the hotel at Sergeantsville,
has decided to quit business next Spring,
having purchased the farm formerly own
ed by Joseph Smith.
1t used to be that Democratic NOM
ination in Hunterdon was equivalent to
an election, but it isn't so any more.
Mugwumpism is very distracting sort
of "ism''-[ Hunterdon Democrat.
Governor Green, following an ex-
cellent and time honored custom, has is
sued his proclamation, appointing Thurs
day, November "a, as day of Thanks
giving and prayer, thus concurring with
the Presidents selection of that day.
Mrs. Elijah HUFF, residing near
Centreville, died suddenly on Monday
night. She was about the house as usu-
al during the day and apparently well.
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause of DEATH
Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce has accept
ed the pastorate of the Mount Holly Bap-
list Church, and preached his introduce
tory sermon on the 9th inst. Mr.. Pierce
was a few years since Principal of the
Pennington public school.
Charles Burket, respected citizen
of Frenchtown, died at his home in that
place on the 4th inst. He was born in
Kingwood township, and removed to
Frenchtown about twenty years ago.
He was deacon in the Baptist Church.
His age was about so years.
"A union Thanksgiving service, by
the Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist
Churches of this city, will be held in the
nj. E. Church, on Thursday morning of
next week, at 1890 o'clock. A sermon
win be preached by Rev. VIM. Swan, of
the Presbyterian Church.
Our new shoe factory is now in oper
alton. As it is the intention to take on
green hands and teach them the trade,
only few are employed at present, and
when they learn, others will be added. 1t
will be some months before the establish
ment gets in full working order.
Smith Ent, resident of Delaware
township, met with serious accident on
Tuesday of last week while returning
from Lambertville. When near Brook
vile his horses were frightened by the
cars and turned suddenly around in the
road, throwing him out and bruising him
quite severely.
1t is surprising how many people
there are who sit around in stores and
shops and manage business peoples bust
ness great deal better than business peo-
pie can do it themselves. The strange
part of it, however, is that these fellows
never astonish people by their manage
ment of their own affairs.
Captain Cyrus Sturdivant, the gospel
temperance lecturer, (who will be remem-
bered as having spent week in this city,
in temperance work, four or five years
ago, died few days since while ON leo
turing tour throughout the British Pro-
yinces. He was noted more especially as
the prisoners friend, and was mainly in
strumental in the conversion of Murphy,
the great temperance lecturer.
Sheriff ELECT Cox, of this county, was
sworn in yesterday, by Judge Sanderson.
His bond is for $4,000. and his sureties
are: r. B. Reading, Alexander B. Allen,
Andrew T. Comet, John L. Jones, Fisher
Pidcock, S. X. Large, T. v. M. Cox,
William Richards. John G.. Hopewell,
Harry A. Fluck. He has not appointed
a deputy and it is said be does not intend
TO do so.
Next Sabbath will be Missionary
Sabbath at the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The pastor will preach at 1890
A. M, on the subject of omissions. y
Singing by the children. In the evening,
at 1880, the pastor will preach on the sub
ject (Which Side of the Line" Special
revival service at $50 p. M.
Revival services every evening during
the week.
Miss Sarah Lawshe, an old resident
of Delaware township, died on Wednes-
day last, at the residence of John G.
Dilts, near Head Quarters. She was in
the 95th year of her age. Her funeral
took place on Saturday last at the Dunk
ard Church, of which she had been
member for over fifty-fi years. Rev
, Amos Haiues, the pastor, OBLIGATED. Miss
Lawshe's father, who died about twenty
years ago, was in the Tooth year of his age.
George Wilson. Of this city, while
cutting timber near Brownsburg, Pa,
last Friday morning, struck his right
foot accidentally with his axe, splitting